Psychology Department

Students Travel Abroad to Immerse Themselves in Psychology's History

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Psychology professor Jerry Bockoven admits his “History and Systems” class may sound a little boring to students.

In fact, Bockoven calls it “death on a cracker boring” and encourages his students to get up and walk around the classroom if they start to feel sleepy during the three-hour course.

Recent NWU Grad One of 40 in Nation to Receive Ministerial Fellowship

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Justin Iverson knows when he’s a minister someday, Sunday school and church service won’t be the same as it was growing up in his South Dakota United Methodist congregation.

“Sunday fellowship is dwindling,” said Iverson, who graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in May with a psychology degree. “Things are reshaping. It’s not like it used to be.”

Psychology Professor Wins University's Annual Teaching Award

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Over the past year, the psychology department has increasingly been filled with students wearing lab coats and surgical masks. They're busy studying the behavioral traits of mice. They're conducting more animal research than any other time in recent history.

Psychology faculty and students say the increased interest can be traced to psychology professor Frank Ferraro.